Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Bruadar

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BRUADAR (S4x32) Sq.Set Julia Sharp St Ronan's SCD Club Innerleithen

1- 4 All set and Ladies Petronella turn into centre to face next Man
5- 8 All set and turn RH ½ way and Men move on to face own partner (all Men in centre)
9-12 All turn partners RH ½ way and Ladies dance LH across ½ way while Men dance clockwise ½ way round to meet partners
13-16 All turn partners RH ½ way and Men dance LH across ½ way while Ladies dance clockwise ½ way round to meet partners
17-24 All dance intersecting reels of 4 (pass partner RSh to start and all giving LH in centre)
25-32 All Promenade anticlockwise round to end in new positions. 2341

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Dance Information

"Bruadar" means "A Dream" in Gaelic; it is also the name of a Scottish Liqueur, made from single malt whisky, honey and sloes.
"Bruadar" should be pronounced as "Broo~t~r" in English, with stress on the first syllable, where:
  "oo" is pronounced as in "noon"; and
  "~" represents the very short, indeterminate, vowel sound.
See Gaelic Dance Names for more information on Gaelic spelling and pronunciation.

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